Beers similar to Old Dark

Dark Lager·New Zealand·4% ABV·One of 39 Dark Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Old Dark's toasty and roasted character. Rich, creamy chocolate fudge flavours lead, swiftly followed by coffee overtones, in this dark beer at 4.0% ABV. It is brewed from five malts, carefully selected, roasted and matched. Old Dark joined the Speight's range in 1992, answering demand for a classic dark beer, and today sits in the brewery's Heritage range.

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10 beers like Old Dark

Black Panther New Moon

Angkor Brewery

Cambodia · Dark Lager · 5%

TWIN

95%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps malt character and cleanness like Old Dark; adds coffee notes, a notch stronger.

What carries overroastedmaltytoastycleansmooth

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Old Darkcoffee

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Leinenkugel's Dark Lager

Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

United States · Dark Lager · 4.9%

TWIN

92%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Old Dark's malt character and cleanness, plus nutty notes, a notch stronger.

What carries oversmoothmaltytoastycleanroasted

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Old Darknuttycrisprich

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Alchemist Dark

The Alchemist

United States · Dark Lager · 5.5%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

91%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Old Dark on malt character and cleanness — adds a notch stronger.

What carries overmaltyroastedtoastycleansmooth

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Old Darksmooth-drinking

Structure: Very close — a touch more body, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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FIX Dark

Olympic Brewery

Greece · Dark Lager · 5.2%

90%

MATCH

As with Old Dark, same malt character and cleanness, plus banana notes, fuller-bodied.

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

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Karlovačko Tamno

Karlovačka Pivovara

Croatia · Dark Lager · 5.5%

89%

MATCH

Same malt character and cleanness as Old Dark, adds caramel notes, fuller-bodied.

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

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Tuborg Julebryg

Tuborg

Denmark · Dark Lager · 5.6%

89%

MATCH

Shares malt character and cleanness with Old Dark; adds caramel notes, a notch stronger.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Vilkmergės Tamsus

Vilkmergės Alus

Lithuania · Dark Lager · 5.8%

89%

MATCH

Alongside Old Dark on malt character and cleanness: adds caramel notes, fuller-bodied.

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

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Efes Dark

Anadolu Efes

Turkey · Dark Lager · 6.1%

88%

MATCH

A touch more caramel notes, fuller-bodied — malt character and cleanness as with Old Dark.

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

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Pan Tamni

Pan

Croatia · Dark Lager · 5.5%

88%

MATCH

Fuller — same malt character and cleanness as Old Dark, adds sweetness, fuller-bodied.

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

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Alhambra Negra

Grupo Cervezas Alhambra

Spain · Dark Lager · 5.4%

86%

MATCH

Fuller — same malt character and cleanness as Old Dark, adds coffee notes, fuller-bodied.

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

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